Sonystyle Canada reduced price of PRS-300 from $279 to $259 - Page 2

Grandma Aubbie · 08-22-2009, 05:00 PM

I noticed that the 600s on Sony.ca showed as "Sold Out."

sminarovich · 08-22-2009, 08:03 PM

Although, still listed as out of stock at Sonystyle.ca in Canada the 600 is still listed as C$399, if you go to convert www.xe.com the Canadian dollar is at approx. .92 cents even allowing which converts the US $299. to approx 325. even allowing for an extra $25 for books and cost for another country and currency changes say $25. more that still only brings you to $375. why is sony trying to milk the Canadian public on the 600.

Ziguezon · 08-22-2009, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sminarovich

Although, still listed as out of stock at Sonystyle.ca in Canada the 600 is still listed as C$399, if you go to convert www.xe.com the Canadian dollar is at approx. .92 cents even allowing which converts the US $299. to approx 325. even allowing for an extra $25 for books and cost for another country and currency changes say $25. more that still only brings you to $375. why is sony trying to milk the Canadian public on the 600.

Maybe they're sticking us with the bill for the costs involved in developing a bilingual interface, not to mention manuals, packaging, marketing related materials, etc.

And since Canada has a relatively small population and less units are expected to be sold here, does that result in a higher cost per unit?

In the countries where the readers are currently sold, is the user interface available in more than one language?

frozennorth · 08-22-2009, 10:02 PM

I emailed Sony about the large difference between the US and Canadian price. This is the lacklustre reply I got:

Thanks for contacting Sony Canada about the new Reader Digital Book models.

While there are a number of factors that go into the price point of a product beyond exchange rate, it’s also important to note that these new Reader models offer more features at lower price points than our previous PRS-505 and PRS-700 models.

Thanks again for contacting Sony, and if you have any further questions please let me know.

Cheers,
Candice

Candice Hayman | Sony Canada Public Relations|
115 Gordon Baker Road | Toronto, ON | M2H 3R6
candice_hayman@sony.ca | 416-718-5048

sminarovich · 08-23-2009, 10:40 AM

Oh well, since I have a 500, I have been looking forward to the 600, now that it is sold out I will have to wait and will get a chance to read the reviews before it is re-stocked. Perhaps they will bring down the price a bit or I will make a trip to the US

Crowl · 08-23-2009, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziguezon

In the countries where the readers are currently sold, is the user interface available in more than one language?

No idea if it will be different on the new models, but the european versions of the 505 were annoyingly only a single language each.

Noobula · 08-23-2009, 04:08 PM

If you are a student you can take advantage of the "Back to School" sale that is on now and save another $25.

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08-22-2009, 05:00 PM	#16
Grandma Aubbie Grandma Aubbie Posts: 79 Karma: 229 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southwest Kansas Device: sony 600	I noticed that the 600s on Sony.ca showed as "Sold Out."

08-22-2009, 08:03 PM	#17
sminarovich Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 3133 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: sony ereader 500 & 600	Although, still listed as out of stock at Sonystyle.ca in Canada the 600 is still listed as C$399, if you go to convert www.xe.com the Canadian dollar is at approx. .92 cents even allowing which converts the US $299. to approx 325. even allowing for an extra $25 for books and cost for another country and currency changes say $25. more that still only brings you to $375. why is sony trying to milk the Canadian public on the 600.

08-22-2009, 10:02 PM	#19
frozennorth Evangelist Posts: 407 Karma: 18772 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Onyx Boox RIP, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo Libra	I emailed Sony about the large difference between the US and Canadian price. This is the lacklustre reply I got: Thanks for contacting Sony Canada about the new Reader Digital Book models. While there are a number of factors that go into the price point of a product beyond exchange rate, it’s also important to note that these new Reader models offer more features at lower price points than our previous PRS-505 and PRS-700 models. Thanks again for contacting Sony, and if you have any further questions please let me know. Cheers, Candice Candice Hayman \| Sony Canada Public Relations\| 115 Gordon Baker Road \| Toronto, ON \| M2H 3R6 candice_hayman@sony.ca \| 416-718-5048

08-23-2009, 10:40 AM	#20
sminarovich Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 3133 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: sony ereader 500 & 600	Oh well, since I have a 500, I have been looking forward to the 600, now that it is sold out I will have to wait and will get a chance to read the reviews before it is re-stocked. Perhaps they will bring down the price a bit or I will make a trip to the US

08-23-2009, 04:08 PM	#22
Noobula Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PRS-505s	If you are a student you can take advantage of the "Back to School" sale that is on now and save another $25.

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